There are 27,000 faith buildings (defined as a church, temple, synagogue, mosque or gurdwara) in Canada, one third are set to close in the next ten years.  Having visited and worked with many faith communities, Faith & the Common Good postulates that most places of worship are home to at least one other not for profit. Twelve step groups, the foodbank, blood donor clinics, arts groups or community meetings, all are occasionally housed in places of faith.  Where is all this activity to go in the absence of the faith buildings?   

Working with Faith & the Common Good I’ve formed a partnership to enumerate the following:

How many not for profit and community groups currently operate programming out of faith buildings? 

See graphs, storyboarding and case studies about this survey here and listen to a podcast featuring me over at Groundstory. The final report was released July 16th, 2020. Check www.communityspacefaithplace.org for more information